So my father-in-law built a table for my 22/26 kettles. He mounted them with hinges for the lids and oriented the lids so the lid thermometer is facing the front. Of course, this means the vent is opposite that, on the back side of the kettle.
Sometimes I'll be using my Slow n Sear to smoke some butts or something, and you're supposed to position the vent opposite the SNS. Well since my vent is already positioned, that means I need to place the SNS in the front of my kettle. However, now when I do this, I have to reach across the SNS to place the meat or anything like that. Its not entirely very comfortable, holding my arms above burning charcoal and wood. So I would like my SNS in the back of my kettle, but then the vent is immediately above.
I was thinking then about placing a vent on the lid below the level of the thermometer. Am I thinking right on this? How would I go about doing this? Does it matter where exactly it goes? I'm thinking the lower on the lid the more heat/smoke will be pulled around the food as opposed to just over the food. Bad idea?